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Two lakh jobs can be created in Chhattisgarh: Assocham

The apex industrial body, in a vision document detailing a seven-point action plan submitted to the government on Monday, said that there is tremendous scope of creating more jobs.

TNN | Updated: Feb 25, 2014, 00:42 IST

RAIPUR: Over two lakh new jobs can be created in organized as well as unorganized sectors in Chhattisgarh at the present growth rate of 8.8%, claims Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).
The apex industrial body, in a vision document detailing a seven-point action plan submitted to the government on Monday, said that there is tremendous scope of creating more jobs even when combined workforce engaged in both industry and services sectors has increased from 21 lakh to 24.25 lakh between 2004-05 and 2011-12.

Assocham secretary general DS Rawat, said the industry body's projection is based upon simple regression model according to which assumption of employment generation is largely dependent on economic growth, which has immediate effect on job creation. Assocham has also proposed to partner state government to implement and achieve objective of its vision document for Chhattisgarh. The note states that Chhattisgarh has registered robust economic growth rate of 8.8% higher than the national average of 6.8% during 2008-09 and 2012-13.

Besides, the state has also clocked high growth in agriculture, industry and services sectors and remained ahead of national average in all three aspects," highlighted the study prepared by the Assocham Economic Research Bureau (AERB).

However, the note points out that much needs to be done to grapple existing shortcomings of inadequate infrastructure, huge unemployment, rising industrial sickness amid marginal, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), Naxalism and environment related issues.

The note suggests that government needs to fight Naxalism through close co-ordination with central government and carry out police reforms to ensure stringent enforcement of law. It also suggest for ensuring project completion within stipulated time-frames, implement e-governance modules across the state, undertaking skill development initiatives to impart vocational education to people belonging to lower strata, banning child labour and implementing labour reforms for ensuring safety, security and health of people engaged in unorganized sectors.

The report suggested to boost agriculture productivity, government should ensure providing top quality crop seeds through credit-linked subsidy schemes, proper management of water resources, increasing the minimum support price (MSP) to protect interests of farmer community among others, promoting organic farming, extending agricultural loans at easy interest rates, creating infrastructure of warehouses to store agricultural produce, training farmers to use latest technologies in carrying out agriculture practices and exempting all perishable fruits and vegetables from the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) ambit to curb food inflation.

Assocham has also called for an urgent need to bolster infrastructure across the state. Besides, there is significant need to promote renewable energy sources especially solar power, offer tax rebates and subsidies to private sector for setting up power plants across the state and encourage use of energy saving appliances, the note suggests.

The other suggestions include improving affordable healthcare, effective implementation of education schemes, and developing of mineral-based, agro-based, manufacturing units, etc.

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